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“What is Tantra?” Not the Buddhist Happy Meal Version
Ethan Nichtern is the one Shambhala teacher who teaches in a way that speaks truth to me. He doesn’t sugarcoat anything. It’s not the typical “I’m OK You’re OK” brand of buddhism that Shambhala have become the global purveyors of. [Go ahead and rant back at me in the comments below.] He has a frankness… Read More “What is Tantra?” Not the Buddhist Happy Meal Version
Ajarn Sulak Sivaraksa: Tackle Social Structures
“We would do better to understand and de-structure these corporations. My main concern is social structure that is unjust and violent. Corporations are the biggest and most powerful examples. Most churches, and even the Buddhist Sangha, also have structures that are violent. We cannot ignore that issue. We may talk of “the future of Buddhism”,… Read More Ajarn Sulak Sivaraksa: Tackle Social Structures
Mindfulness and Climate Action: Join us on Oct. 5
This Sunday, October 5, at 12:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time begins the first of our five-part series, “Mindfulness and Climate Action.” We’re so excited to have you there and want to make the most of this rare opportunity. To that end, this email will offer a number of resources and answer some common questions. We… Read More Mindfulness and Climate Action: Join us on Oct. 5
Embody Fierce Compassion: Buddhists at the People’s Climate March
Posted by: Kritee Posted date: September 26, 2014 In: Art, Articles, Dhamma, Eco Justice, Environment, Interfaith, International, Science, Take Action | comment : 2 For many years, the two preoccupations of my life, “meditation practice” and “environmental science”, were two streams that ran parallel to each other. The streams likely fed each other in underground unconscious ways but the two never interacted at the surface. The underlying notion was: if we… Read More Embody Fierce Compassion: Buddhists at the People’s Climate March
Gabor Maté: What Is Addiction?
The Perfect Vehicle
In Buddhism, there are three yanas or vehicles for realizing enlightenment. Yāna means “vehicle”, where “vehicle” means “a way of going to enlightenment”. There is Śrāvakayāna or the self-liberation vehicle, there is Mahayana or the greater vehicle, and there is Vajrayana or the diamond or indestructible vehicle. And then there is the perfect vehicle. I… Read More The Perfect Vehicle
